crone
Plural: crones
Noun
- An old woman who is thin, ugly, and unpleasant.
- an ugly evil-looking old woman
- An old woman.
- An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
- An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
- An old ewe.
- An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
Examples
- She found a spot for CRONE, a word her Scrabble opponent probably wouldn’t appreciate.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English crone, from Anglo-Norman carogne (compare central Old French charogne (a term of abuse, literally “carrion, carcass, old sheep, hag”), whence modern French charogne). Doublet of carrion.
Synonyms
beldam, beldame, hag, witch, babushka, bag, bat, biddy, bluehair, bubbe, carlin, carline, crone, gammer, geezer, gogo, grandam, granny, grimalkin, maum, old lady, old maid, old woman, prune, spinster, tabby, trot, trout
Scrabble Score: 7
crone: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcrone: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crone: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary